Divination board with bird
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49th tribal art auctionDivination board with bird
D. R. Congo, Luba
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H: 14.8 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
light-weighted wood, small residues of kaolin, black and red pigment, rectangular board with rounded edges, incised diamond-shaped pattern with parallel striations, a half-spherical protruding birds head in the centre, showing concentric eyes, framed by abrus beans (nearly completely missing right hand side), a pierced beak with grooves underneath, slightly dam., crack, paint rubbed off